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The Amarāvati Stupa, is a ruined Buddhist stūpa at the village of Amaravathi, Palnadu district, Andhra Pradesh, India, probably built in phases between the third century BCE and about 250 CE. It was enlarged and new sculptures replaced the earlier ones, beginning in about 50 CE. The site is under the protection of the Archaeological Survey of India, and includes the stūpa itself and the Archaeological Museum. The surviving important sculptures from the site are now in a number of museums in India and abroad; many are considerably damaged. The great majority of sculptures are in relief, and the surviving sculptures do not include very large iconic Buddha figures, although it is clear these once existed. The largest collections are the group in the Government Museum, Chennai, that in the Amaravati Archaeological Museum, and the group in the British Museum in London. Others are given below. Art historians regard the art of Amaravati as one of the three major styles or schools of ancient Indian art, the other two being the Mathura style, and the Gandharan style. Largely because of the maritime trading links of the East Indian coast, the Amaravati school or Andhran style of sculpture, seen in a number of sites in the region, had great influence on art in South India, Sri Lanka and South-East Asia. Like other major early Indian stupas, but to an unusual extent, the Amaravarti sculptures include several representations of the stupa itself, which although they differ, partly reflecting the different stages of building, give a good idea of its original appearance, when it was for some time "the greatest monument in Buddhist Asia", and "the jewel in the crown of early Indian art". (en) Le Stūpa d'Amarāvatī, aussi connu sous le nom de grand stūpa d'Amarāvathī , est un monument bouddhiste en ruine, probablement construit en plusieurs phases entre le troisième siècle avant l'ère commune (AEC) et environ 250 de l'ère commune (EC), dans le village d'Amaravati, district de Guntur, dans l'État d'Andhra Pradesh (Inde). Le site est sous la protection de l'Archaeological Survey of India, et il comprend le stūpa lui-même et le musée archéologique. De nombreuses sculptures ont été retrouvées sur le site. Les plus importantes sont aujourd'hui dispersées dans différents musées en Inde et à l'étranger; beaucoup sont considérablement endommagées. Dans leur grande majorité d'entre elles, il s'agit de sculptures en relief peu prononcé. Les sculptures les plus anciennes n'offrent pas de représentation iconique du Bouddha: celui-ci est suggéré par des symboles. Les collections les plus importantes sont celles qui se trouvent au Government Museum à Chennai, au musée archéologique d'Amaravati et au British Museum de Londres. D'autres sont données ci-dessous. (fr) |
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The Amarāvati Stupa, is a ruined Buddhist stūpa at the village of Amaravathi, Palnadu district, Andhra Pradesh, India, probably built in phases between the third century BCE and about 250 CE. It was enlarged and new sculptures replaced the earlier ones, beginning in about 50 CE. The site is under the protection of the Archaeological Survey of India, and includes the stūpa itself and the Archaeological Museum. (en) Le Stūpa d'Amarāvatī, aussi connu sous le nom de grand stūpa d'Amarāvathī , est un monument bouddhiste en ruine, probablement construit en plusieurs phases entre le troisième siècle avant l'ère commune (AEC) et environ 250 de l'ère commune (EC), dans le village d'Amaravati, district de Guntur, dans l'État d'Andhra Pradesh (Inde). Le site est sous la protection de l'Archaeological Survey of India, et il comprend le stūpa lui-même et le musée archéologique. (fr) |
